Hebee fred townee



H. F. TOWNER.

SUBSQILER, PLOW, AND THE LIKE. APPLlCATlON FILED FEB-27.1919.

1 309,920. Patented July 15, 1919.

THE CDLUMIHA PLANDGRAPH cm. wAsmNm'oN, D. c.

FICE

I-IEBER'FRED TOWNER, OF SANTA ANA, CALIFORNIA.

SUBSOILER, PLOW, AND THELIKE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented July 15, 1919.

j Application filed February 27, 1919. Serial N 0. 279,634.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, HEBER FRED Townnn, a citizen of the United States of America, and resident of Santa Ana, in the county of Orange and State of California, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Subsoilers, Flows, and the like, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to sub-soilers, plows and the like and particularly to means whereby the shoes of said implement may be changed or renewed in a convenient manner and without utilizing elevating mechanism for lifting the shoes from the ground as is now so commonly done in machines of this character.

It is an object of this invention to so mount the standards as to make them capable of oscillatory movement with relation to the frame so that if the machine is backed slightly, the shoes will be caused to project above the surface of the soil being worked to bring the said shoes into accessible position so that they may be removed for the purpose of repairing or renewing broken parts.

A still further object of this invention is to produce a standard having oscillatory motion with relation to the frame and in connection therewith a bracing means for preventing movement of the standard in one direction notwithstanding it is subjected to severe strain or pressure while being operated.

A still further object of this invention is to produce such an implement which has comparatively few inexpensive parts since the elevating mechanism may be omitted and the device is simplified.

WVith the foregoing and other objects in view, the invention consists in the details of construction, and in the arrangement and combination of parts to be hereinafter more fully set forth and claimed.

In describing the invention in detail, reference will be had to the accompanying drawings forming part of this specification wherein like characters denote corresponding parts in the several views, and in which Figure 1 illustrates a sectional view of an implement embodying the invention;

Fig. 2 is a horizontal sectional view on the line 22 of Fig. 1 through one of the standards; and

Fig. 3 illustrates a sectional View on the line 33 of one of the beams.

In these drawings 5 denotes a. traction wheel and 6 an axle, it being understood that two traction wheels are to be employed one on each end of the axle.

Between the wheels there may be one or more beams 7 according to the number of standards 8 employed, but it is the purpose of the inventor to have each standard mounted on a pivot or bolt 9 extending through the beam so that the standard will be free to move from the full line position shown in Fig. 1 to the dotted line position thereof when the machine is backed as it would be when access to the shoes or shares is desired.

As the standards and parts associated with them may be in the singular or plural, that is to say, one or more may be used on a single plow; a description of one standard and parts-associated with it, will suflice as a disclosure of the remainder.

A backing or bracing plate 10 depends from the beam and engages the rear edge of a standard so that the standard will not move rearwardly but will be held by the bolt 9 and the brace rigidly under working conditions, but the said construction permits the oscillation f the standard so that it will. have movement forwardly to bring it to the dotted line position, as stated.

The depending plate 10 has guards 11 and 12 attached to it, one of which is on each side of said depending plate and the said guards extend forwardly so as to embrace the sides of the standard to form with the depending plate a. seat in which the rear edge of the standard is held against lateral vibration or movement so that its rear edge will surely contact the forward edge of the depending plate, thus, as stated, making a rigid structure for the purpose intended.

Each standard also has side plates 13 and 1 1 whose forward edges extend beyond the forward edge of the standard and the last mentioned plates form guides or seats for a cutter 15 whose upper end is anchored by a clip 16 attached to the standard, so that the said cutter can be readily removed when the standard has been swung forwardly as shown in dotted lines, Fig. 1.

I claim:

1. In sub-soilers, plows and the like, a frame including beams, standards pivotally connected to the beams, depending plates secured to the beams independently of the standards and adapted to be abutted by the standards for bracing same.

2. In sub-sellers,- plows and the .7 like, av

frame including bean1s,.standards pivotally connected to the beams, dependingplates secured to the beams and-adapted to -beto, plates secured to the sides of the standard abutted by the standards for bracing same,

and plates extending forwardly. from :the

depending'plate and embracing the sides of the standards.

3. In sub-soilers, plows and the like, a frame, a standard pivo'tally'connected theret0,p'lates secured to the sides of the standard and extending beyond the forward edge thereof, and a cutter lying in thespacebeagainstnthe standard,

'J-In'"sub stiile'rsffildws and the like, a frame, :a standard pivotally connected thereandiextending beyond the ferward edge thereof, a cutter lying in the space between 'thesaid plates and adapted to bear against the standard, and a clip secured to the standard and embracing-the" utter 'atits upper end.

"* HEBER FR-ED TOWNER.

Copies of this patent maybe" bbtained for five entseabk -byladdressing thewcbmnlissioner of Ta'tnts, Washington, Di'G. 

